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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2004
Frank Sansevero, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Zuhair S. Bahjat, Farmington, CT (US);
Harry Terry, Avon, CT (US);
Richard K. Pulling, Avon, CT (US);
Daniel James Stillion, Woodside, CA (US);
Kate M. Schreiber, Cambridge, MA (US);
Gregg Robert Draudt, Stow, MA (US);
Jared Alden Judson, Topsfield, MA (US);
Frank Sansevero, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Zuhair S. Bahjat, Farmington, CT (US);
Harry Terry, Avon, CT (US);
Richard K. Pulling, Avon, CT (US);
Daniel James Stillion, Woodside, CA (US);
Kate M. Schreiber, Cambridge, MA (US);
Gregg Robert Draudt, Stow, MA (US);
Jared Alden Judson, Topsfield, MA (US);
Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A conveyor passenger interface system includes a passenger reception area () having a mechanism () for receiving a voice request from a passenger. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the voice request receiving mechanism () is a sound dome. The system further includes a device () responsive to the voice request for identifying a conveyor for transporting the passenger to a desired location and for identifying the conveyor to the passenger. The system of the present invention has utility in elevator systems as well as other transportation systems.